Electric or Electricity Act
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An Electric or Electricity Act, with its variations, is a stock short title used internationally for legislation relating to the regulation, generation, transmission, distribution, supply or use of electric power (electricity) as a source of energy.
List
[edit]Ireland
[edit]- The Sligo Lighting and Electric Power Act, 1924 - Act No. 1/1924[1]
- Electricity Undertakings (Continuance of Charges) Act, 1924 - Act No. 17/1924[2]
- Shannon Electricity Act, 1925 - Act No. 26/1925[3]
- Electricity Supply (Special Powers) Act, 1926 - Act No. 2/1926[4]
- Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927 - Act No. 27/1927[5]
- Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 - Act No. 23/1999[6]
India
[edit]- Indian Electricity Act, 1910[7]
- The Electricity Act, 2003[8]
New Zealand
[edit]Sri Lanka
[edit]- Ceylon Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969[11]
- Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009[12]
- Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 36 of 2024[13]
United Kingdom
[edit]The following list is of UK Public General Acts, which have a national applicability. There are also a large number of Local Acts, not included here. See Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry.
- Electric Lighting Act 1882[14]
- Electric Lighting Act 1886
- Electric Lighting Act 1888[15]
- Electric Lighting Act 1909[16]
- Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899[17]
- Electricity Act 1947[18]
- Electricity Act 1957[19]
- Electricity Act 1972[20]
- Electricity Act 1979
- Electricity Act 1989[21]
- Electricity (Supply) Act 1917
- Electricity (Supply) Act 1919[22]
- Electricity (Supply) Act 1922[23]
- Electricity (Supply) Act 1926[24]
- Electricity (Supply) Act 1933[25]
- Electricity (Supply) Act 1935[26]
- Electricity (Supply) Act (Northern Ireland) 1931
- Electricity (Supply) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948
- Electricity (Supply) Act (Northern Ireland) 1967[27]
- The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992[28]
See also
[edit]- List of short titles
- Energy Law
- Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry
- Gas Act
- Petroleum Act
References
[edit]- ^ The Sligo Lighting and Electric Power Act, 1924 (No. 1 of 1924). Enacted on 31 Jan 1924. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 June 2025.
- ^ Electricity Undertakings (Continuance of Charges) Act, 1924 (No. 17 of 1924). Enacted on 15 May 1924. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 June 2025.
- ^ Shannon Electricity Act, 1925 (No. 26 of 1925). Enacted on 4 Jul 1925. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 June 2025.
- ^ Electricity Supply (Special Powers) Act, 1926 (No. 2 of 1926). Enacted on 27 Jan 1926. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 June 2025.
- ^ Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927 (No. 27 of 1927). Enacted on 28 May 1927. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 June 2025.
- ^ Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 (No. 23 of 1999). Enacted on 11 July 1997. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 June 2025.
- ^ "The Indian Electricity Act, 1910" (PDF). Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. 18 March 1910. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "The Electricity Act, 2003" (PDF). Parliament of India. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.
- ^ Electricity Act 1968. New Zealand Parliament
- ^ Electricity Act 1992. New Zealand Parliament, 17 December 1992.
- ^ "Ceylon Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969" (PDF). Parliament of Ceylon. 6 June 1969. Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via National Library of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009" (PDF). Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via Ceylon Electricity Board.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 36 of 2024" (PDF). Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lank. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Electric Lighting Act 1882", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 18 August 1882, 1882 c. 56, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electric Lighting Act 1888", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 28 June 1888, 1888 c. 12, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electric Lighting Act 1909", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 25 November 1909, 1909 c. 34, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 9 August 1899, Vict/62-63 c. 19, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity Act 1947", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 13 August 1947, c. 54, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity Act 1957", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 17 July 1957, c. 48, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 23 March 1972, c. 17, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity Act 1989", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 27 July 1989, c. 29, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1919", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 23 December 1919, c. 100, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1922", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 4 August 1922, c. 46
- ^ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1926", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 15 December 1926, c. 51, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1933", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 28 July 1933, c. 46, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1935", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 12 February 1935, c. 3, retrieved 16 June 2025
- ^ "The Electricity (Supply) Act (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1967". legislation.gov.uk. Parliament of Northern Ireland. 28 June 1967. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Northern Ireland Assembly. The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 as amended (see also as made), from legislation.gov.uk.